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    Last week I was in Fleetwood for a few days, I was crapped on twice by the gulls, Glad cows dont fly. tho` last summer I was hit on the head twice by fish the gulls had dropped when they were chasing each other. They both went under the grill. so maybe they are not so bad.

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    You've been grilling gulls?

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    Yes, I have been spitting feathers ever since.

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    I was told that Alehouse grilled the birds for hours, but the would not confess to dropping the fish
    I bet Taggart would have had success
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    For Brian's sake, I hope he has got it right - that they were gulls and not Albert Ross's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevin View Post
    For Brian's sake, I hope he has got it right - that they were gulls and not Albert Ross's.
    Nice one cirel

    Albert Ross inspector Ross from Taggart
    10 out of 10 kevin


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron B Manderson View Post
    Nice one cirel

    Albert Ross inspector Ross from Taggart
    10 out of 10 kevin

    Sorry Ron, have to admit I didn't make the Taggart connection. Stopped watching it years ago.

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    Hey, I was nearly killed by an albatross once.
    I was on the Monkey Island on the dreaded `SUEVIC` in 1955 sailing through the Bass Straits, from Melbourne to Sydney. There was a realy hooley blowing
    seas and spray all over the place.
    There was a flash of white in the darkness as the offending bird flew completely out of control past the foremast light. in a split second it hit me across the chest and right shoulder.
    I did a double somesault as the big bird hit the funnel and bounced down onto the after deck.
    I was in agony as my right shoulder was completely out of its socket and my chest was black with bruises. I had to go to hospital when we got to Sydney to have it put right under anaesthetic.
    The bird had a ten foot wing span. it was dead on the after deck and the crowd stretched out the wings to measure it.
    They say it is unlucky to kill an albatross, I guess on this occaision it was unlucky for an albatross to hit Alehouse.

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    Wasnt seafaring a wonderful life.
    To wake up in a morning, scratch the belly, have a shower, Mother makes the egg and bacon breakfast.
    Later walk to the newsagents shop, buy the Daily Mirror, roll it up and walk down to the alehouise.
    Order a pint, read about yesterdays winners and losers in the horse racing, no luck, try the barmaid, no luck there, then someone comes in and says, "the Britannic is going through"
    Leg it to the Pool, and at six o`clock you are sailing to New York. Magic.

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    Default OH Captain Kong What have you been up to!

    QUARREL ERUPTS IN LAOS' REGIME; Paratroop Captain Rejects Premier's Orders to Halt Fight Against Rightists

    October 1, 1960, Saturday

    VIENTIANE, Laos, Sept. 30 (AP) -- A quarrel that could split the Laotian Government wide open erupted today between Premier Souvanna Phouma and Captain Kong , the leader of the August coup, Captain Kong put Prince Souvanna Phouma in power.
    Reg
    thaithyme

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    So now we know, Cap'n Kong was responsible for the whole Indo Chinese fiasco. Through his meddling, the balance of power was upset and thus the Domino Effect took place which led to the overthrow of U.S, Imperialism and the resurgence of Red China, the seeds of economic change were sown which were later harvested as the World Wide recession.The Banking system collapsed, the Islamic Oil states began to dictate the Western economies and world now sits waiting for the end of civilisation as we know it. And all because he disagreed over how much he owed on his bar bill when he and old Phouma spent the night in a knocking shop in downtown Vientian.
    Downright disgraceful I call it.

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    QUARREL ERUPTS IN LAOS' REGIME; Paratroop Captain Rejects Premier's Orders to Halt Fight Against Rightists

    October 1, 1960, Saturday

    VIENTIANE, Laos, Sept. 30 (AP) -- A quarrel that could split the Laotian Government wide open erupted today between Premier Souvanna Phouma and Captain Kong , the leader of the August coup, Captain Kong put Prince Souvanna Phouma in power.


    Sorry about all that lads, but you know how it is when you have had a few bevies. Prince Souvanna Phouma was an old mate of mine but when we had a few bevies in the Phouang Xien Bar in Vientiane he tried to take my girl away so I thumped him and then he had me barred from every bar in Laos. So I went to see my old Mate Uncle Ho, in Saigon, and he gave me a hand to sort him out, Then that started the Indo China War and that spread to the Viet Nam war and the rest is history. All because of old Souvanna.
    I went back up the Mekong last March 2008 and fortunately no one recognised me, here is a photo of me and Uncle Ho, in Ho Chi Mhin, Saigon.
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    Captain Kong, did you ever work out of Manchester Docks? Manchester Liners, etc.
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    I only sailed out of Manchester once, that was on the `Manchester Merchant,` summer of 1961.
    I usually sailed out of Liverpool until it closed then I was on contract to Esso.

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